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| Circumcision -- What Are the Pros and Cons? Related Links How to Clean Your Penis Penis Discharge-Learn the Causes and Remedies Scrotum Pain -Causes and Cures Dry Penis -Herbs That Help 10 Superfoods for Men's Health Herbs and Foods to Boost Testosterone Naturally Foods That Increase Erectile Performance Exercises to Improve ED Yoga to Strengthen Erectile Performance Yoga At Your Desk to Release Tension Foods That Help You Maintain Your Erection Normal Penis Size Get Lean Diet for Men 5 Common Beliefs About Penis Size -True or False? August 24, 2011 By L. Carr, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist Getting "the cut" is not an easy thing to do but circumcision is often considered necessary or desirable. Circumcision is not just an issue for the parents of baby boys. Older children, adolescents and grown men also make decisions about undergoing circumcision. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. The foreskin is a flap of skin that overlaps the penis end, or glans. The foreskin is normally fused to the glans at birth and it separates during childhood. By puberty, boys should be able to pull the foreskin back to clean beneath it. So should you go for the cut? Should you have your baby boy circumcised? Is circumcision healthy or should circumcision be avoided? Are there any risks involved in circumcision? And will circumcision affect your sex life or the future health of your child? How many men today are circucmsized? The trend today is towards the non-circumcised penis. According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010), the number of circumcisions has declined sharply in the United States. The percentage of the male population undergoing circumcisions dropped from 56% in 2006 to just 32.5% in 2009. Whether the figures for circumcision rise or fall, it remains a highly controversial issue. Apart from the religious reasons for circumcision, we need to consider medical evidence for and against circumcision, as well as questions of social acceptability, aesthetics and sexual pleasure. Most medical organizations take an “it’s up to you” line when it comes to circumcision, being neither for nor against the procedure in principle. The American Academy of Pediatrics in 1975 said “there is no absolute medical indication for routine circumcision of the newborn." This organization, along with others, has restated this position ever since. We looked at the pros and cons of circumcision to give you all the details about this controversial yet common procedure. Reasons You Should Be Circumcised Circumcision can reduce urinary tract infections The risk of urinary tract infections in baby boys appears to be lower when the boys are circumcised shortly after birth, according to many experts. Is circumcision a good way to cut down on the incidence of often serious urinary tract infections among young boys? Circumcision stops bacteria growing under the foreskin and therefore may protect boys against the development of infections in the urinary tract. According to a 2000 study from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California, Oakland circumcising boys results in a 9.1-fold decrease in urinary tract infection rates during their first year of life. The study showed that out of 154 male babies with urinary tract infections, 86 percent were non-circumcised. Circumcision can reduce the risk of penile cancer Can circumcision be a protective force against cancer? When compared to uncircumcised men, men who have been circumcised tend to have a lower risk of suffering rare but deadly penile cancer. According to a 2005 study from the Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle circumcision in the early years of childhood may help prevent penile cancer by cutting down the incidence of phimosis. Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin cannot be fully retracted. Paraphimosis is when the foreskin cannot return to its original location once retracted. Phimosis is a significant risk factor for penile cancer. Uncircumcised men were at increased risk of invasive but not in situ penile cancer and approximately 35 percent of uncircumcised men with penile cancer reported a history of phimosis compared to 7.6 percent in the control population. Phimosis is also strongly associated with the development of a particularly aggressive form of invasive penile cancer. A 1993 study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle reported that non-circumcision was associated with an increased risk of penile cancer - the risk for this kind of cancer is 3.2 times greater for men who had never been circumcised. Circumcision can reduce the incidence of cervical cancer When it comes to cervical cancer, a woman’s cancer, men still play a role. Circumcised men are reportedly less likely to pick up and pass on the virus that causes most cervical cancers. The human papillomavirus is responsible for the development of cervical cancer in women. Circumcision can help by removing the environment for harboring the virus – the foreskin – and thus cutting down on transmission of the virus to female sex partners. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, Multicenter Cervical Cancer Study Group at the Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain in 2002 reported that circumcision is linked with the reduced risk of penile human papillomavirus infection and the reduced risk of cervical cancer in the men’s female partners. Penile human papillomavirus was found in 19.6 percent of the non-circumcised men and in 5.5 percent of the circumcised men. Circumcision can reduce the risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease (STD) Continue reading page 1 page 2 Related Links: Top 10 STDs --What Are the Signs and Remedies? Penis Discharge --Learn the Causes and Remedies How to Clean Your Penis Foods That Strengthen Erectile Performance Normal Penis Size Scrotum Pain -Causes and Cures Blood in Semen-Causes and Top 10 Remedies Bad Bed Habits That Turn Her Off Eating Soy Reduces Sperm Count Whey Versus Creatine -Which One Is Better? Why Asian Men Don't Get As Much Prostate Cancer |
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